Kansas · county areal climate 1951–2025

Russell County, KS

A 55.3°F / 24.9" normal · 2025 ran +0.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +4.1°F (55.8°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 115% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

55.3°F
annual mean · 24.9" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.8°F
56.1°F · 25.5" (103% of normal)

Warmest Year

58.1°F
2012 · coldest 51.5°F (1951)

Wettest Year

41.7in
1951 · driest 13.5" (1956)

Hottest Day

112.9°F
Jun 28 · 2012

Coldest Day

-24.9°F
Dec 23 · 1989

Biggest Rain Day

2.96in
Aug 25 · 2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

30°
J
34°
F
45°
M
54°
A
64°
M
75°
J
80°
J
78°
A
70°
S
57°
O
44°
N
33°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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